a case study in the Chumphuang land reform area of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast Thailand Vitoon Nil-ubol creator Weber, Karl E. Chairpeson Setty, E. Desingu Examination Committee Onishi, Takashi Examination Committee The Royal Government of Belgium Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1985 continuing eng 125 p. The objective is to identify those socio-economic factors which. determine farmers reliance on in situational and non-institutional. sources of credit. The analysis is based on descriptive statistics, a multiple regression model and a Likert-Scale index. The strongest influence on the amount: or farmers{u2022} loans was exerted. by farm household expenditure which consists of farm and off-farm expenses. Furthermore, non-agricultural income is a significant factor since it. has the decisive impact upon farmers{u2022} repayment. Target group members{u2022} general attitudes toward the various types of credit agencies were positive. Specifically, farmers were not satisfied with the then credit programmes and. services of: the bank for Agricu1ture and Agricultural co-operatives (BAAC) and of the Land Reform Agricultural co-operatives (LRAC). Recommendations for planning include diversification in crop production, crop enterprise specific loans, and one-year credit lines that link .both farmer producer and trader to a single institutional source or credit which ought to be the Bank. for Agriculture and Agricultural cooperatives (HAAC). Recommendations for further research focus on sorghum production and performance evaluation or financially successful farmers. A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1985 Agricultural credit Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19865 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19865 090999 20260818113448.0